Computer not recognizing printer

It worked great, until my son got a virus, so i used system restore. now it is recognizing a fax not a printer, I do not have a fax! i can find a discs, it shows up in programs. the set up wizard can't see to finish the installationhelp i am so behind in work today what can i do?

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A quick fix for most communication errors can be
achieved by resetting the printer and/or rebooting the PC. Simply disconnect
the printer from your computer. Reboot your pc. Unplug and re-plug the printer
into the power source to reset it. When the printer turns on, reconnect it to
your computer. Then try to print again once the computer fully recognizes the
USB connection.

If that doesn't help, try the steps below:

1. Disconnect the printer from your computer.

2. Re-brick your printer.
Pull out the power supply, black box where the power cord is plugged in at the
back of the printer, and put it back after 30 seconds.

2. On your computer, go to Control Panel > Printers
and Faxes.

3. Delete the Lexmark print object.

4. Reboot your pc.

5. When your pc turns on, reconnect the printer.

6. Wait until your pc fully recognizes the USB
connection. To check, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes. If you see a
new Lexmark print object in the list, then try to print a document again to
verify that the problem is fixed.

You may also try to update your printer driver by
visiting the Lexmark website at http://bit.ly/nJ7AgN. Select your operating system, download and
execute the file.

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A quick fix for most communication errors can be
achieved by resetting the printer and/or rebooting the PC. Simply disconnect
the printer from your computer. Reboot your pc. Unplug and re-plug the printer
into the power source to reset it. When the printer turns on, reconnect it to
your computer. Then try to print again once the computer fully recognizes the
USB connection.

If that doesn't help, try the steps below:

1. Disconnect the printer from your computer.

2. Re-brick your printer.
Pull out the power supply, black box where the power cord is plugged in at the
back of the printer, and put it back after 30 seconds.

2. On your computer, go to Control Panel > Printers
and Faxes.

3. Delete the Lexmark print object.

4. Reboot your pc.

5. When your pc turns on, reconnect the printer.

6. Wait until your pc fully recognizes the USB
connection. To check, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes. If you see a
new Lexmark print object in the list, then try to print a document again, make a copy or fax to
verify that the problem is fixed.

Should you still need assistance, please leave a comment to my response and I'll get back to you. Should this resolves your problem, your rating will be greatly appreciated.

A
quick fix for most communication errors can be achieved by resetting the
printer and/or rebooting the PC. Simply disconnect the printer from your
computer. Reboot your pc. Unplug and re-plug the printer into the power source
to reset it. When the printer turns on, reconnect it to your computer. Then try
to print again once the computer fully recognizes the USB connection.

If
that doesn't help, try the steps below:

1.
Disconnect the printer from your computer.

2.
Rebrick (pull out power supply, black box where the
power cord is plugged in at the back of the printer, and put it back after 30
seconds).

2.
On your computer, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes.

3.
Delete the Lexmark print object.

4.
Reboot your pc.

5.
When your pc turns on, reconnect the printer.

6.
Wait until your pc fully recognizes the USB connection. To check, go to Control
Panel > Printers and Faxes. If you see a new Lexmark print object in the
list, then try to print/scan again.

disconnect printer usb cable, then uninstall the printer from the computer by deleting the driver at the printer console, then connect the printer usb cable up and install using the driver downloaded fromt he kodak.com website. This should solve your problem.

It's entirely possible that your fax machine will just miraculously start working again. If it was hooked up to your computer you'd possibly be getting an error message, which when interpreted by its code number, would tell you it's not receiving the phone signals correctly for a period of time but soon will.

Go to the Control Panel, then open Printers and Faxes.If your Canon is listed remove it by right clicking and deleting.Check Add and Remove software to see if any part of Canon’s software is listed and delete it if it is.Leaving the printer on and connected, restart your system.This should force Windows to recognize the printer and install a compatible driver from its library.If successful, choose some document to print to see if the printer is now responding.If this is also successful, then try reinstalling Canon’s software to regain access to special features not part of the Win driver.Reformatting your drive is often not necessary and can cause the kind of problem you are experiencing; Restore works pretty good in most cases unless you picked up a really tenacious virus and couldn’t remove it any other way.

Yes you need to connect to computer to receive and send fax........ Telephone as to connected to dial up modem of the computer if you dont have dial up modem then the faxing wont work.........

About Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD)
"Distinctive Ring" is a service provided by some telephone service
providers. Two phone numbers are assigned to one phone line so that
you will hear different ring patterns for incoming phone calls than for
incoming faxes. If you subscribe to this service, follow the
instructions below to program your All-In-One to use it. On the X125:
Press Setup once, then press Menu nine (9) times until DRPD appears on the display.On the X63:

Press Setup once, then press Menu eight (8) times until DRPD appears on the display.

Press Options until you see Learn, and then press Start/Yes.

Dial the phone number that you want to use as a fax number. (Do this from a different phone line, not from the line the fax will be installed on.)

Press Setup.

Press Menu until you see Fax Receive Mode on the display.

Press Options until you see DRPD, and then press Start/Yes. The All-In-One detects the ring pattern and answers all incoming faxes on the second ring.